Transportation of blood in a helicopter emergency medical service: The importance of specialised equipment

Background. Administration of blood in the pre-hospital environment is becoming more feasible, particularly in helicopter emergency medicalservices (HEMS) during primary response and critical care transfers of major trauma patients. The main challenge in this environment ismaintaining a suitable the...

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Main Authors: Christopher Stein, Eduardo Caetano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Health and Medical Publishing Group 2016-11-01
Series:Southern African Journal of Critical Care
Online Access:http://www.sajcc.org.za/index.php/sajcc/article/download/268/264